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UK pledges support for Syrians facing twin threat of conflict and coronavirus
International Development Secretary says the UK stands with Syrians and is providing life-saving support where it is most needed.
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RAF flights to take UK aid-funded supplies to Africa to tackle coronavirus
The first of a series of Royal Air Force flights taking medical supplies to Africa to help fight the coronavirus pandemic departed today (Saturday, June 27).
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Prime Minister announces merger of Department for International Development and Foreign Office
Prime Minister Boris Johnson announces merger of Department for International Development and Foreign Office.
Global Vaccine Summit
On 4 June 2020, the UK-hosted Global Vaccine Summit raised US$8.8 billion in pledges to help Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, protect a further 300 million more children against infectious diseases and save up to 8 million lives over the next five years.
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What the Department for International Development does
The Department for International Development (DFID) leads the UK’s work to end extreme poverty. We are tackling the global challenges of our time including poverty and disease, mass migration, insecurity and conflict. Our work is building a safer, healthier, more prosperous world for people in developing countries and in the UK too.
DFID is a ministerial department, supported by 2 agencies and public bodies.
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- DFID Government Major Projects Portfolio data, 2020
- DFID government e-payment framework transactions June 2020
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SW1A 2EG
United Kingdom
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020 7023 0000
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East Kilbride
G75 8EA
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01355 84 4000
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22 Whitehall
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SW1A 2EJ
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+44 (0)1355 843747
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020 7023 0600
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01355 84 3636
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